Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-21
ANOTHER DAY YET !!

ASUlHLn DAl lEl /!
sATURDA TO BE THE BIG DAY
J or THE FAIR.
TODAY WILL BE FARMERS DAY-To-
MORROW WILL BE CONFEDERATE RE
UNION DAY-THE LADIES COMPETI-
TON IN HoRsEMANsHIP, AND A BABY
SHOW ON sATURDAY-MYRTIE PEEK's
RIDING-THE EXHIBITION.
&C, &C., sc.
The rain which seemed to have been lying
| in wait for the Baldwin District Fair. pour
| ed down on it early on Tuesday morning
| its opening day. But for it, the attendance
would have been the greatest ever wit
| messed in Stanton. In Staunton on Sun
day night room could not be procured at
| hotel, and by Tuesday night it was hard
to get even a bed still less room. In some
of the hotel rooms ten persons were sleep
ing, and at the Virginia Hotel corridors
were curtained off for bed rooms and the
parlors were given up as sleeping rooms.
room unoccupied. On Wednesday morn
| Ing the rain which had Stacked Tuesday
afternoon ceased, and for the rest of Wed
nesday there was clear sky-but yester-
day the rain poured down again and kept
at it all day. 1t is not exaggerating the
public feeling about the fair to say that
there would have been ten Thousand per-
sons on the ground yesterday if it had
been clear day. AS it was, large'num-
Der attended. Early in the day the Direc-
tors held a meeting and determined to
hold
THE FAIR YET ANOTHER DAY,
and accordingly there was no programme
carried out yesterday, but yesterday pro-
gramme, except the Baby Show, was just
moved over to to-day and to-day's pro-
gramme was moved oyer to tomorrow.
So to-day will be Farmers day, aud to
morrow, Saturday. will be the Confederate
Soldiers Reunion day. Miss Myrtle Peek
very literally gives the fair another days
exhibition of horsemanshlp without
charge. And in all other respects the pro-
gramme will be the same; for the Direc-
tors-to be fair to parents who had kept
their babies from the Baby Show on &C
count of the weather, as we'll as to these
who had brought their little ones in spite
of the weather-not only held Baby show
yesterday but will hold another with a
prize Of 500 in gold on Saturday. The
Fair Programme opened on Tuesday with:
THE TRADES DISPLAY.
The Trades Display took place on the
first day in the mud and murky weather,
and was all the more creditabe to those
business men who showed their enterprise
by being represented In it. 1t had been
pretty we'll abandoned in view of the bad
weather Of Tuesday, and what show was
made was on notice of only two or three
hours that it would take place. It proved
one thing, that next year it will be the
feature of the fair.
The head was led by specimen of Har.
mans Livery. handsome buggy
drawn by four fine horses with the 60
ahead proprietor holding the reins. Furth-
er in the rear was the Hartman baggage
express wagon.
Next came curiosity exhibited by L.
W. Cox of Albemarle, which had crowds
following it-a buggy drawn by four d.
minutive Shetland, ponies while gentle
man in the buggy held in his lap another
little pony not larger than good sized
dog.
The first Adams Express Co. Is wagon
was one-horse vehicle surrounded with
appropriate placards and driven by Council
man ]. w. Teabo, the Delivery Messenger
of the company. On top was wheelbar-
row containing small packages to illus
i, trate the old time way OF delivering. Fol
lowing it was an immense wagon drawn by
four splendid greys in Express harness,
filled with large Cry good boxes directed
to all four quarters of the compass. to
illustrate the modern express business.
The whole turn out was an enterprising
and effective advertisement designed by
MIR. B. B. Eskridge, the agent here.
VIM. Glenn's trade wagon was prettily
decorated.
Following, came the four-mule trade
wagons of Stack. Splitter Il Co., Rogers,
Peterson & Co.. and Eakle & Jones, both
mules and wagons we'll decorated with
ribbons and flags.
On the wagon of 9. Bargamin were ar
ranged plumbers and gas filters goods, in
brass and iron, set forth with skill to at
tract atten ton.
Then G. A. Gladke's naity dry goods
delivery wagon. decorated with ribbo MS,
followed, calling attention to the swift
messenger Of tie great dry goods Double
Store, which is q feature OF cur streets on
all the days Of the year.
Frank L. Ware, dealer III furniture, &c.,
had a fine advertisement in bis trade
wagon, which was well placarded With
trade notices and designs.
The Anheuser Beer Co. had two wagons
10 the line, one ornsmented with a life
size likeness Of the Emperor William Of
Germany.
r. L. Stratton had two wagons out
drawn by fine teams.
The tremendous mules and coal carts Of
! Kinney Bros. made a practical show of
business.
J. E. Taylor, candy manufacturer, had
a wagon covered with flags, and on top
! was jar of candy two feet high and near
| ~ two feet in diameter.
On top of splendid farm wagon of his
own manufacture, rode Mr.. j. M. Lick
liter. driving four fine greys; the whole
exhi5it-wagon, driver, and hol ses being
about as solid and substantial an exhibit
as could be made anywhere.
In the rear came a group of Byers'